Thelma and Lowell's Diary: May 30, 1943

No news from Thelma, Lowell or FDR; new butter subsidy grabs headlines

As with yesterday’s entry, Thelma leaves today’s diary page blank except to list the money spent on “eats” and “rides.” The same was true of President Roosevelt’s calendar today. He was spending the holiday weekend at his mother’s home in Hyde Park, New York and there were no notations of meetings or activities.

In Louisiana newspapers, there was all sorts of news about the war, but the giant headline in the Shreveport Journal was about butter. Paid subscribers can read on. To upgrade, click below.